Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Mexican flame vine
As recorded: Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Kunth) Cabrera
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Bruegmann, M.M.; Medeiros, A.C.M.M. Bruegmann →Arthur C. Medeiros →
- Collector number
- 186
- Date
- February 16, 1987
- Locality
- Lahaina District, Olowalu Petroglyphs, behind Olowalu Store, Approx 1mi, next to small dilapidated shed
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 49 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1987, Bruegmann, M.M.; Medeiros, A.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-14.

2025-08-14
Painted Church Rd, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) dontwantnoshrubs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-09
Holualoa
(c) amyn37, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-30
Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park, Hauula, HI, US
(c) Christoph Meinardus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-05
78-1136 Bishop Rd, Holualoa, HI 96725, USA
(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-20
Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park, Hauula, HI, US
(c) Rocketrosy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-03
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides. BISH 516517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956315123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/516517.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956315123 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
